Museums
There are three main museums in Tenerife's capital - Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
They offer an insight into this small island's varied cultural and literary backround.
Cultural and Literary Backround
'La Recova' Arts Centre
Arts
La Recova is an important culture centre.
Arts exhibitions take place here.
The City School of Graphic Arts has its headquarters in La Recova.
Natural History Museum
These museums are one of the most important cultural projects in Santa Cruz in recent years.
Collections which were dispersed until now are being gathered here, like those of the former Archaeological Museum of Tenerife or the Natural History Museum.
City Library and Fine Arts Museum
The Library, which is now being extended, has an important department of Canarian literature and Islands's archives.
It finds its complement in the Provincial Historic Archives Library, also in Santa Cruz.
Library
The City Museum of Fine Arts is worth a visit. The permanent collections have several masterpieces, like a San José, by Ribera; a portrait of Isabel II, by Madrazo; a Sorolla ...